Smoke on the Water (live, 1979-08-25: Reading Festival, Reading, UK)
~ Recording by Gillan
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.7 | Smoke on the Water | 7:52 | Gillan | Gillan at the BBC | Gillan | Album + Live |
| Loudwoof (Nippon Crown Co., Ltd.) | CRCL-4030, CRCL-4031 |
| 1.7 | Smoke on the Water | 7:53 | Gillan | The BBC Tapes Vol 1: Dead of Night 1979 | Gillan | Album + Live |
| RPM (UK reissue label) | RPM 185 |
| 1.7 | Smoke on the Water | 7:53 | Gillan | Live at the BBC – 79/80 | Gillan | Album + Live |
| Angel Air | SJPCD055 |
| 1.7 | Smoke on the Water | 7:53 | Gillan | Gillan at the BBC | Gillan | Album + Live |
| CD‐Maximum (Russian label) | CDM 0202 796/797 |
| 1.1 | Smoke on the Water | 7:55 | Ian Gillan | Gillan's Best (Remaster) | Ian Gillan | Album + Compilation |
| The Great American Music Company | CD-GA-697 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.2 | Smoke on the Water | 7:53 | Ian Gillan | Ian Gillan Live | Ian Gillan | Album + Live | |||
Relationships
| bass guitar: | John McCoy (UK rock bassist for Gillan, Mammoth, Neo, McCoy) (on 1979-08-25) |
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| drums (drum set): | Mick Underwood (on 1979-08-25) |
| guitar: | Bernie Tormé (on 1979-08-25) |
| keyboard: | Colin Towns (on 1979-08-25) |
| lead vocals: | Ian Gillan (on 1979-08-25) |
| recorded at: | Little John’s Farm (Reading Festival location) in Reading, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-08-25) |
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| recording of: | Smoke on the Water (on 1979-08-25: live) |
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Related works
Smoke on the Water
| writer: | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| publisher: | B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) Glenwood Music Corp. HEC Music Henrees Music co. |
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| sub-publisher: | EMI Music Publishing France EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
| referred to in medleys: | Волобуев вот вам хит Smoke on the Water / Georgia on My Mind (order: 1) Polkas on 45 (order: 3) |
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| later parody versions: | Sell Off the Water Walk on the Water |
| later translated parody versions: | Humo en el water Savua Laatokalla |
| later translated versions: | Rauch auf dem Wasser |
| is the basis for: | Woke On The Smater Девушка Дым над водой («Опять горелым пахнет — душный ветер запах мне принёс…») Страх |
| music quoted in: | Cats, Sex and Nazis LED Storm (Tune 1) Lifetime Enlightenment Шальная ночь |
| lyrics quoted in: | Hungry Daze |
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